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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
| PROGRAMME AND EXHIBITION GUIDE
INTERDISCIPLINARY RADIOBIOLOGY
CLINICAL BRACHYTHERAPY PHYSICS
RTT
YOUNG
TUESDAY 3 MAY 2016
11:00 > Gene expression alterations to carbon ion and X-irradiation
Speaker: M. Moreels (Belgium)
SP-0610
11:20 > Normal tissue response in particle therapy
Speaker: B.S. Sørensen (Denmark)
SP-0611
11:40 > Preclinical studies using protons for high-precision irradiation of small
animals
Speaker: P. Van Luijk (The Netherlands)
SP-0612
Symposium
NEW INSIGHTS IN TREATING VERTEBRAL METASTASES
11:00 - 12:00 | GIALLA
Choosing the most optimal treatment for patients suffering from spinal metastases can be complex,
and, the focus of treatment may change during the course of disease. During this session, the speakers
will, from their own clinical perspective, present an update on the place and timing of different treat-
ment modalities ranging from interventional radiologal procedures as RFA or vertebroplasty, to minimal
invasive surgical techniques as percutaneous pedicle screw-based stabilization or limited open de-
compressive procedures, to, finally, non-invasive high dose radiotherapy using stereotactic techniques.
Important criteria to consider are selection of patients for either modality, based on patient criteria,
expected spinal stability, effectiveness of the intervention, its limitations, side effects, and, duration of
metastastic control versus expected survival.
Chair: Y. Van der Linden (The Netherlands)
Co-chair: E. Maranzano (Italy)
11:00 > Recent progresses in interventional radiology
Speaker: P. Bize (Switzerland)
SP-0613
11:20 > What are the limits of minimally invasive surgery?
Speaker: F. Zairi (France)
SP-0614
11:40 > How to optimise the potential of SBRT
Speaker: P. Ost (Belgium)
SP-0615